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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
14
Delicate wool garments need minimal moisture and gentle handling. Sponge with clear water to remove wrinkles and grease, use mild soap for dirt, and ammonia solution to reduce shine. Iron on the wrong side with a damp cloth, sponge or brush nap, steam to lift water spots, and dry flat or hang to shape. Dust silk with velvet or soft brush and avoid hot irons.
Water wash is advised to wash out silk stickings socks and underwear frequently as it prolongs their service and wearability. The guidance emphasizes regular cleaning to extend life of delicate fabrics and daily essentials.
The article urges farmers to dig rhubarb now and store it for winter, freezing the roots and keeping them moist in a temperature controlled box. It also covers winter egg production strategies, recommending a mash with oats and corn, tankage or meat meal, and the right ratio of grain to mash. It ends with a poem about life.
A playful verse lists ingredients for a lifelong marriage like flour of love, youth, good looks, sweet temper, self-forgetfulness, powdered wits, dry humor, a dash of rippling laughter and common sense. It guides mixing faults, laughter and affection in a furnished home and baking forever.
George Washington Jones, a 27 year old man, attempts enlistment and explains a head scar from a mule kick, stating he is not married. The exchange shows a recruitment officer recording his responses and noting his race as colored.
The courtroom exchange features a jest where Rastus tells the judge that a license number would have torn into four thousand pieces, implying the car injury was dramatic. The quip reflects a humorous dig in a legal setting.
Iowa City leaders announce broad backing for a million dollar memorial building at the State University to honor war heroes. Fred W. Sarrent says major commercial bodies across the state have endorsed the campaign and urged members to support it. Endorsing groups include the Greater Des Moines Committee the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and the Ottumwa Commercial Club.
George D. Saller, 1900 College of Gaw graduate from Sayre Oklahoma, writes praising the project. He enlisted August 1918 and served in Germany with the Depot Quartermasters, Third Army, AP in Coblenz. He claims to be among the oldest soldiers in the Army of Occupation.
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